Blog:
DoD Releases Open Government Plan

April 8, 2010

By H. Mosher

The Department of Defense yesterday launched the Open Government Plan, its latest salvo aimed at increasing transparency and opportunities for engagement and collaboration. From Elizabeth McGrath, DoD Assistant Deputy Chief Management Officer:

In the four months since the Office of Management and Budget issued an Open Government Directive, the Department of Defense has demonstrated its commitment to improve transparency, participation and collaboration. Improved transparency can enable the public to better understand goals and activities of the Department and facilitate analysis of data never before shared publicly. Broader participation can serve to lower barriers between the Federal Government and public citizens. Finally, greater collaboration can foster an open exchange of ideas between federal employees, public interest groups and the interagency community to maximize creation of best practices and new initiatives. Embracing Open Government at the Department of Defense will generate new ideas benefiting both the Warfighter and U.S. citizens.

Featured Blog

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has announced the first 26 recipients of the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants as part of a new initiative designed to advance innovation and capacity-building activities across the country.